| Summary: | Corporate executive James H. Speed, Jr. was born on June 13, 1953 in Oxford, North Carolina. Speed attended North Carolina Central University where he flourished as a basketball player and star accounting student. Upon graduation, Speed joined Pittsburgh Plate & Glass as a staff auditor. In 1979, Speed earned his M.B.A. degree from Atlanta University and was named the "Most Outstanding Student" in the business program. Later, Speed joined the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche as a certified accountant, and in 1991, he joined Hardee's Food System as vice president and controller. Four years later, Speed was promoted to senior vice president, and, in 1997, he became a member of the company's five-person senior management team. A short time later, Speed began work as a consultant for North Carolina Mutual, and in 2004, he was recruited to join North Carolina Mutual as president and CEO.
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